£390.32 Raised


About Aaron Aedy

"No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith" - I'm cycling the equivalent distance of Download and back! .. Double the distance, twice the pain!

The charities the HMT raise money for have become very close to my heart, Childline, Teenage Cancer Trust and Nordoff Robbins. We have now added the amazing global charity, "Save the Children", who have been helping the young worldwide for just over 100 years! This year, with the current climate, numerous charity events essential to keep their services running, have been cancelled, meaning these donation reliant charities need help even more than ever.

 It is my honour to take part in this event once again, sadly, due to obvious reasons, without my co-riders and all distances cycled locally.

 I would be overjoyed to receive donations for the above, any amount helps, nothing is too small, I know we're all finding these times challenging financially, but as they say, from small Acorns, great Oaks grow!

thank you for reading this, stay safe and well,

Aaron.

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Fundraising Information

This fundraising page benefits the following good cause:

Nordoff Robbins, Teenage Cancer Trust, ChildLine & Save the Children

Nordoff Robbins is the largest independent music therapy charity in the UK, dedicated to changing the lives of vulnerable and isolated people in its own centres or partner organisations such as schools, care homes and hospitals. Nordoff Robbins music therapy can be used to support people living with a wide range of needs, including children or adults with learning difficulties, those living with dementia or mental health issues, or provide comfort and celebrate the life of someone facing terminal illness.

Website: https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/

Teenage Cancer Trust is a cancer care and support charity in the UK that exists to improve the cancer experience of young people aged 13–24. Founded in 1990, the charity's key service is providing specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals.

Website: https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/

ChildLine is a free 24-hour counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the UK provided by the NSPCC. ChildLine deals with any issue which causes distress or concern, common issues dealt with include child abuse, bullying, mental illness, parental separation or divorce, pregnancy and substance misuse. 

Website: https://www.childline.org.uk/

Save the Children ensures that children in the UK and around the world are safe and healthy. They support them to learn, grow and become who they want to be.

Cost examples: 

  • £23 could buy 15 face masks for medical staff in high risk areas.
  • £50 could pay for antibiotics to treat 80 children with pneumonia.
  • £100 could buy mosquito nets to protect 30 children from malaria.

Website: https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/

About HMT 2020: The Eighth of Spades - Virtual Ride

Raise money for Nordoff Robbins, Teenage Cancer Trust, Childline, and Save the Children!

For the last eight years the Heavy Metal Truants have been doing an annual charity cycle ride from London to Download Festival set upon the hallowed heavy metal grounds of Castle Donington. Open to all, our charity ride has seen metal fans, bands, and industry types getting on their bikes and raising £681,500 in the process. 

We were heartbroken to see Download Festival cancelling this year - a decision which we of course fully support. We weren’t happy to sit this year out though. Our chosen charities, all of which work hard to support children and young people, need our support now more than ever, so we’re calling on all metalheads from around the world to join us in the name of heavy metal.

As it’s the 40th anniversary of Motorhead’s Ace of Spades, what better with which to honour Lemmy than to call it…

HEAVY METAL TRUANTS 8: THE EIGHTH OF SPADES! 

THE PLAN:

Between June 1st and in the run-up to June 12th, the weekend of Virtual Download Festival, we want you to get in the saddle and join us on a virtual ride. Anything with pedals which you can log on Strava is fine - actual bikes, smart trainers, or simple exercise bikes: if you can log the miles on Strava, you can join the ride. If you are going outside on a real bike though we ask that you do so safely and according to government guidelines! 

For more information on the eighth ride of the Heavy Metal Truants, head to: www.heavymetaltruants.com

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1st Jun 2020
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Recent Donations

Hannah May

16 Jun

£15.00

"Great job Aaron! Sending love to you and Cerys x"

Filipe

15 Jun

£5.00

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Matt Stevens

15 Jun

£10.00

"Nice one dude! "

Sampsa

12 Jun

£10.00

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Jem McDowell

12 Jun

£10.00

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andy

12 Jun

£20.00

"Again anotber tremendous effort for a wonderful bunch of charities. Keep on keeping on pal"

Graham Williamson

11 Jun

£20.00

"Good luck mate.xxx"

Marc Dyos

11 Jun

£20.00

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Ben Ash

11 Jun

£10.00

"Never a forever failer, always a winner. You've got this. Xx"

Lars-Oliver Vogt

11 Jun

£50.00

"Good Job Aaron, keep going."

Chris Hodgson

11 Jun

£20.00

"Good work doom cycling!"

Helen Williams

10 Jun

Hi Aaron and all your fellow truants. Well done all for tackling the task in different ways in this most unusual year. Lots of lov...

Chris Downie

10 Jun

£20.00

"A great effort for several great worldwide causes. Happy to contribute now and in the future. Keep up the great work!"

Dragon

08 Jun

£6.66

"Ride like the wind"

paradiselost2006

07 Jun

£5.00

"I really admire you for doing this every year! Good luck!"

Jo Power

06 Jun

£10.00

"good luck xx"

Gavin Lees

27 May

£16.66

No message

Tinnertheduck

27 May

£20.00

"You've helped to give me so much pleasure through PL music so I'm happy to give something back. Cheers."

Metal_mini

27 May

£10.00

"Smash it Aaron! "

Malcolm Dome

27 May

£20.00

"As Biff once said (well, nearly): "Fill your legs with heavy pedal thunder!""


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